Microsoft has used a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge in Windows over the years, including modifying Chrome download sites and using malware-like popups. Now, Opera is fed up of what it calls Microsoft's "manipulative design tactics" and filed a competition complaint in Brazil today, alleging that Microsoft is using anti-competitive practices to steer people toward using Edge.
"Microsoft thwarts browser competition on Windows at every turn," says Aaron McParlan, general counsel at Opera. "First, browsers like Opera are locked out of important preinstallation opportunities. And then M …
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